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U.S.-backed Arab-Kurdish forces will “very soon” launch their campaign to liberate Raqqa, the Islamic State (IS) militant group’s self-declared capital in Syria.

Spokeswoman Cihan Sheikh Ehmed of the U.S.-supported Syrian Democratic Forces on June 3 said the SDF will “very soon” begin the battle for Raqqa, which is situated on the northern side of the Euphrates River about 90 kilometers from the Turkish border.

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